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I am Helen's husband and am eager to fight the man who took my wife.
Who is Menelaus?
This goddess protects Paris when Menelaus is about to kill him.
Who is Aphrodite?
Zeus conveys his message to Agamemnon through this.
What is a dream?
What two creatures are involved in the omen that Odysseus speaks of?
This elderly Greek warrior gives Agamemnon advice about organizing the army.
Who is Nestor?
I am the Trojan prince who hides when Menelaus challenges me.
Who is Paris?
This goddess is the wife of Zeus and strongly opposes the Trojans.
Who is Hera?
Zeus's message tells Agamemnon that the time has come to do this.
What is attack Troy?
How many baby birds are in the omen?
What is 8 baby birds?
Agamemnon tests his warriors by telling them that he has decided to do this.
What is give up the war and return home?
I am the Trojan king who speaks compassionately to Helen and asks her to identify the Greek warriors.
Who is King Priam?
What is false?
While the duel is being arranged, Helen is creating this that depicts the Trojan War.
What is a robe/tapestry showing the battles of the war?
Other than the baby birds, who else does the serpent devour?
What is the mother bird?
he warriors respond to Agamemnon's announcement by doing this
What is running toward their ships to sail for home?
This goddess is the mother of Achilles.
Who is Thetis?
This goddess takes Paris out of the battle with Meneleus.
Who is Aphrodite?
The dream is deceptive because Agamemnon believes Zeus is promising this.
What is victory over the Trojans?
he Greeks interpret the omen as a prediction that the war will eventually end with this.
What is eventual victory over Troy?
This Greek warrior refuses to listen to Odysseus and criticizes the Greek leadership.
Who is Thersites?
This goddess shape-shifts into the form of Helen's sister-in-law
Who is Iris?
Although mortals pray for peace, Zeus's response suggests that he intends for this to happen.
What is that the fighting will continue?
Agamemnon does not realize that Zeus's message is actually intended to do this to the Greeks.
What is lead them into battle and ultimately bring them suffering/losses?
The omen was interpreted by this seer during an earlier event at Aulis.
Who is Calchus?
What does Odysseus do after Thersites speaks out of turn about Agamemnon?
He hits him with a scepter and orders him to stop.